Friday, March 30, 2012

Native Sustainable Planting

Here is a visual key to the native plants that we are planting to promote native wildlife of birds, bees and butterflies on the McKinley Square Hillside. We also give away these plants to volunteers who join us.
Whats good for the hillside, is also good for our backyards.

As more plants are added, they will be added to this page.
These are pictures of baby plants, we also will be adding pictures of adult plants.
Click on any picture see a bigger view.

Join us for our monthly McKinley Square native sustainable gardening day, once a month.  Next planting day is April 1st, 10am-12noon.


Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

Monardella villosa (coyote mint)
Monardella Villosa (coyote mint)


Lupinus albifrons (silver bush lupine)
Lupinus albifrons (silver bush lupine)


California/Pacific aster
California/Pacific aster

Carex vulpinoidea (Brown fox sedge)
Carex vulpinoidea (Brown fox sedge)


Phacelia californica
Phacelia californica

Gum Plant
Gum Plant


California Fescue
California Fescue

Mimulus aurantiacus (sticky monkeyflower)
Mimulus aurantiacus (sticky monkeyflower)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

McKinley Square Futures Jan 25th

Full video & results of the McKinley Square planning meeting on January 25th.

We are beginning to put together a grant team to write, review grants. 
 If you would like to join us, or simply write an email of support email us at:

Links for documents from the meeting:




Phasing Option #2


Phasing Option #3



Full meeting video:


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

BYOBW SFMTA Hearing March 8, 2012

BYOBW (Bring Your Own Big Wheel) street closure hearing.
SFMTA Sustainable Streets Division will be holding a hearing regarding the street closure.
March 8, 2012 at 1 South Van Ness ave 7th floor.
Opinions may be given at the hearing in person or call by telephone, 415-701-4683